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Jill,

At one point you mentioned to Tara you could arrange a meet up place. Are you still willing? I can help…but you are so good at it (shameless flattery..but true.)

Good luck with the class.

Jessica, great! It usually works out. Keep watching here.

You've gotten some good responses already, but I just wanted to chime in and say, you're not alone; we all go through this feeling at one point or another.

I felt really down about my open rate and click throughs for a while. I eagerly checked my email after each newsletter was sent out, waiting for responses. (I usually have something in the…[Read more]

Thanks, @tara. I like your suggested wording, so I used it as the basis for the public post I just made on my personal account. It does make me feel better to have that there, so I don't have to worry at all about “ignoring” people anymore.

I track my profit in general for designing. For me, it's not important whether one specific pattern has made back its costs, but how I'm doing overall. (I'm also a yarn dyer, though, so I add that into the mix as well.) The exception to that was for my book (soon to be books) because the book had a much bigger outlay of expenses and I did want to…[Read more]

Hi Jane! I track my profits per pattern, per pattern category, and per month/ platform.

Hi Jane! I track my profits per pattern, per pattern category, and per month.

Hi Jane! I track my profits per pattern, per pattern category, and per month.

I just booked my plane ticket! I will be there Friday through Monday! I'd love to meet up if it works out.

A yarn ball with a kind of windmill/mandala vibe.

YAY @riin-gill! That's so amazing! Congrats!

And @jill-wolcott – a new site is no small job! Congrats! Confetti!

@di-cannone – that's just the best feeling ever! And good job on actually asking!

@themodernmoth So…there's no right or wrong way to do it, but since that drives you crazy I'll be really bossy with you, ok? 🙂
Your map is all about reaching ONE really important goal. Got too much going on to make a progress towards one goal? Cool – just list your projects and break them down (which is what it sounds like you've been doing).…[Read more]

I do what Jill does, but I feel your struggle, Dawn!
The only thing I'd add to the other great advice you got was what you suggested earlier: Make a public post that says something like: Hi! If we met a fiber event or you're here because you love my yarn, please head here {link to page}, like it and then say hello! I wanna hang out there, and my…[Read more]

@nicole-van-gremberghe I noticed you posted a picture of a needle case elsewhere here. Do you make those (and do you want to) and is that something you could ask your customers? Maybe make some prototypes of different inserts for the Allison bag and put them up for a vote? You'll have more readers by the time you get the prototypes made!

@nicole-van-gremberghe, so glad it helped. I know how hard it is to see from another perspective when we are so deeply immersed in what we do.

Another thing to add to getting the bags to the store. I make sure that Mitch reminds me. 😉 but seriously, it can be a family thing. Have the kids do it as part of getting ready to go, or the partner.…[Read more]

@jill-wolcott this is GOLD!! I love you. Great great feedback. It's so good to hear from a outsider how my website is percieved. Thank you so so much. And now I have to get working on it.

Thanks again 💗

A really good topic to write about? Your next design. Why is it a struggle to find the perfect match of design, utility and fabric? Why doesn't the Allison do everything (we all need extra bags). Here's a topic that people struggle with: How to get the bags to the store with you. A friend actually made herself put everything back into her…[Read more]

@nicole-van-gremberghe, everyone goes through this. I have a nice sized mailing list, but don't get a lot of email responses. It has taken me two or three years to feel like I'm not talking to the wall; when I am, I make sure that it is something I want to be talking about so at least I am not bored!

I went to your website to see if I could…[Read more]

@varian-brandon we do need to have a meet-up. I have failed to put together my own schedule, but Saturday is usually the best–for most of us. I have a Sunday class to teach (I hope) so I'll be there until Monday. I come in late Friday afternoon.